"He is, but he had it all his own way this time. We were groping in the dark, but he had a good flashlight on us."
"He did."
"Boys, we have had our ups and downs before. We have been in bad holes, but we always managed to get out. We have had better men than this young fellow on our track, and we have always got the best of them in the end. Remember, we have for years baffled the best officers in the United States. We have no reason to be discouraged. This is only an incident; we know they are not down to facts, and before they get there we will get in some of our good work."
"You bet! How will we start in?"
"Our first object will be to identify every man who is in this raid against us. When we succeed then we will know just what to do."
"Then we know how to employ our time until Redalli arrives in town."
"Yes."
"And we will lay everything before him. In the meantime there is no danger."
"Unless he may get on to Wadleigh. How much did he learn from that fellow?"
"I can give it to you that he learned nothing, for Wadleigh said nothing; it was a lucky escape."